family photo friday: a retro chinese dinner.

1967.  A McCulloch family dinner. According to my mum, this is "an unprecedented supper at Sai Woo; a 'real' chinese restaurant in Chinatown. Trisha was about to go to Neuchatel - a farewell supper". My mum and all her sisters went to Neuchatel Junior College in Switzerland for a year before going to University. My aunt Trisha (in blue) was the first to go. Then my mum (in yellow on the right), then my aunt Margo (the little girl on the left). I almost went too, but opted not to.

I wish all Chinese restaurants had awesome flocked damask wallpaper like that.

garlic breath.

Went to the first annual Toronto Garlic Festival at the Brickworks on Sunday. Garlic is delicious. I did a post about it on the Beehive Blog.

melons.

Amanda's cute apartment!

I had a nice extra long weekend. On Thursday I met my mum and grandma for sushi in Toronto. Then I spent Friday with Amanda. We had a day of doing what we used to do most weekends in high school - met up at the Eaton's centre and went shopping! Haven't done that in AGES. Though we spent little time actually at the Eaton Centre. I think we're both completely over malls. Then we walked to her place on Palmerston and College, Erick joined us, and we had a lovely evening of dinner and drinks with friends. On Saturday we went to the cottage and stayed up there until Monday.

These are some of the GIGANTIC melons that Amanda's Chinese landlord has growing in the backyard. They're pretty impressive.

p.s. Today is Amanda's birthday!! Happy birthday Amanda!